A claimant may amend a claim by notice in writing given or sent to the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency at any time before notice of the decision on the claim has been given or sent to the claimant, and any claim so amended is to be treated by the Secretary of State as if it had been so amended in the first instance.

A claimant may withdraw a claim at any time before notice of the decision on the claim has been given or sent, by notice in writing given or sent to the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency, and any such notice of withdrawal has effect when it is received.

Where a claimant has withdrawn a claim under paragraph (2), that claim may not be reinstated, but the person may make a further claim in accordance with the provisions of this Order.